Do you know me? Who made me?
So I picked up this crazy round from my LCS today....
I haven't been able to find anything on the mint, or the coin.
Anyone know anything about Peruvian silver?
Has anyone seen this round before?
Please tell me it's real.....
-Patrick
Here's what I have so far. Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas"
Very difficult search, trying to find the Tahuantinsuyo Mint
Yes, very difficult indeed. I havent seen anything on this mint at all. Did you see the "registered trademark" stamp in the right mountain top and his shoulder?
So i found out where they came from..... The owner of the mint came into my LCS to sell them.
Some better pics
I'm sure someone will have the info for you by the time I'm done typing this, but here we go.
Huayna Capac was an Incan ruler in the mid 15th century who claimed to have found large deposits of silver in the Bolivian Andes. Scientists now claim the silver was from a much earlier period between 400-1200 AD which coincides with the Tiwanaku Empire. Capac died of smallpox and his nation began to fall apart. That is when the Spanish inquisition came in to conquer the Inca's and steal their treasures. Cool link about the lost treasure here. http://www.ancientpages.com/2016/10/15/mystery-of-the-lost-golden-chain-of-huayna-capac-will-the-ancient-inca-treasure-ever-be-found/
Tahuantinsuyo is a confederation of modern day Bolivia and Peru. Peru did stamp some coins like this in 1958. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/peru-1958-commemorative-silver-medal-431542013
Still digging for more info on your coin but this may help others with a direction to look. Plus I'm having a hard time with the language barrier.
I have been able to pull up info on him, just not the mint or any clue as to who made the coin.
Yeah I'm having a hard time finding anything on them also. Does it have anything on the edges? I'll keep digging.
Just deep reeding
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